The Stealth Hippopotamus:dletter: These are probably going to be the most interesting Winter Olympics to watch for totally non-athletic type reasons since the 94 games.

you got a messed up definition of interesting..

No I think he's right. I wouldn't usually give two farks about Olympics, winter or otherwise. However, I will be paying attention to look for examples of athletes doing the right thing. I will be very disappointed if corporate sponsorship concerns trump all, but it will be interesting either way.

Also, maybe I'm just drunk, but while Selena Gomez has never done it for me, she looks really hot in that picture. Is it drunk Slaxl talking, or is she looking sexy in that picture? I guess i'll find out in the morning.

dletter:The Stealth Hippopotamus: dletter: These are probably going to be the most interesting Winter Olympics to watch for totally non-athletic type reasons since the 94 games.

you got a messed up definition of interesting..

ManateeGag: Go on...

I'm otherwise engaged

anyway she is a little too young

I never said "I" was personally "engrossorged" by the Kerrigan-Harding escapades, but, it did make those the most watched Winter Games ever, and one of the most watched TV programs of all time, to this day (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/08/most-watched-television-b_n _4 53930.html?slidenumber=1tsI3OKKCAc%3D&slideshow#slide_image ). I don't know that the whole dust-up with the Russian Gay Laws is going to make people watch like that will, but, I think it will put a lot more increased attention on the games than they'd otherwise get, especially if some Russian lawmakers decide to make a statement during the games.

On your second point.... you are complaining Gomez is too young at 21, but you are "otherwise engaorged" by the high school girls wearing yoga pants. Ok.

There are no reports that a "We're here, we're queer, etc." has been incorporated into Gomez's act. But the singer did go to Los Angeles's Gay Pride earlier this summer. And she has come forward and talked about how she was bullied as a teen, which many gay people go through

Yeah, I don't think that's it. It's the diaper pants.

My version of what happened:(At the ministry of culture, better known as gaywatch, Russia:)

Ivan: Hey Boris, why is this guy wearing diaper pants?Boris: He's obviously a homosexual. He needs the diapers because he had a rough night of anal sex and his assh*le is bleeding.Ivan: I thought he had a girlfriend?Boris: She must be one of them too. Americans are all sexed crazed deviants.Ivan: I thought she was Mexican?Boris: Them too.

(Six months later, at the ministry of culture, better known as gaywatch, Russia)

Ivan: Hey Boris, guess who wants to come to Russia?Boris: Keep her out or we will both end up freezing our balls off in Siberia.

varmitydog:There are no reports that a "We're here, we're queer, etc." has been incorporated into Gomez's act. But the singer did go to Los Angeles's Gay Pride earlier this summer. And she has come forward and talked about how she was bullied as a teen, which many gay people go through

that's not diaper-pants. the only reason for this is the accidental selfie taken by the poor abused flat-screen display model he tried to walk out with... butt-dialing from hell... and btw it's "we're here, we're queer, and we're NOT GOING SHOPPING!"

/someone please remind me where that's from, as it is stuck in my brain.

cynicalminion:varmitydog: There are no reports that a "We're here, we're queer, etc." has been incorporated into Gomez's act. But the singer did go to Los Angeles's Gay Pride earlier this summer. And she has come forward and talked about how she was bullied as a teen, which many gay people go through

that's not diaper-pants. the only reason for this is the accidental selfie taken by the poor abused flat-screen display model he tried to walk out with... butt-dialing from hell... and btw it's "we're here, we're queer, and we're NOT GOING SHOPPING!"

/someone please remind me where that's from, as it is stuck in my brain.

Smackledorfer:cynicalminion: varmitydog: There are no reports that a "We're here, we're queer, etc." has been incorporated into Gomez's act. But the singer did go to Los Angeles's Gay Pride earlier this summer. And she has come forward and talked about how she was bullied as a teen, which many gay people go through

that's not diaper-pants. the only reason for this is the accidental selfie taken by the poor abused flat-screen display model he tried to walk out with... butt-dialing from hell... and btw it's "we're here, we're queer, and we're NOT GOING SHOPPING!"

/someone please remind me where that's from, as it is stuck in my brain.

Kirk's_Toupee:Anyone else get the idea that the cold war is back on? Or never was really over?

I don't think it's so much that the cold war was never really over so much as our competition with the Ruskies has never been over. The Cold War was really a "Who has the bigger dick" competition. Now we're engaged in "Which country can goat fark itself the fastest and worst."

kg2095:Dingleberry Dickwad: Kirk's_Toupee: Anyone else get the idea that the cold war is back on? Or never was really over?

I don't think it's so much that the cold war was never really over so much as our competition with the Ruskies has never been over. The Cold War was really a "Who has the bigger dick" competition. Now we're engaged in "Which country can goat fark itself the fastest and worst."

Russia is just trying to convince itself that it's still relevant. China has long since taken their place as the prime competitor to the US.

Eh, not quite IMO. While yes China is more a competitor in many key areas, I think we've stopped really trying to compete in those areas. Now we're locked in a death spiral with Russia and we're trying to show each other up with how flashy our death is.